H. Res. 544 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 8, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 

Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 

the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) establishing the 

budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 

and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 

2016 through 2024. The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution are waived. General 

debate shall not exceed four hours, with three hours of general debate confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour of general 

debate on the subject of economic goals and policies equally 

divided and controlled by Representative Brady of Texas and 

Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York or their respective designees. After general debate the concurrent resolution 
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shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 

rule. The concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. 

No amendment shall be in order except those printed in the 

report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 

printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, and shall 

be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All 

points of order against such amendments are waived except 

that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the 

concurrent resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of 

consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment and 

a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the 

Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution to 

the House with such amendment as may have been adopted. 

The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 

concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to adoption 

without intervening motion except amendments offered by the 

chair of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to section 

305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve 

mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution shall not 
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be subject to a demand for division of the question of its 

adoption. 

SEC. 2. On any legislative day during the period from 

April 11, 2014, through April 25, 2014— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 

clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 3. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 2 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

SEC. 4. Each day during the period addressed by section 

2 of this resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 

purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 

U.S.C. 1546). 

SEC. 5. The Committee on Appropriations may, at any 

time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2014, file privi-
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leged reports to accompany measures making appropriations 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 

Attest: 

Clerk.